September 19th is a date for Mexicans that is difficult to forget. On the morning of that day this year, the 32nd anniversary of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake was commemorated. That earthquake was the most devastating the city has ever experienced, taking the lives of some 10,000 people.… read more
All Vatsala has ever pictured when asked to think of a ‘cookstove’ is the traditional mitti-ka-chulha. These traditional mud and brick constructions have always been used to prepare food - both in the village where she grew up, and in the one she entered as a young bride.… read more
LivelyHoods’ vision is a world in which everyone is able to provide for themselves and their families through dignified employment. They work to achieve this vision by teaching Kenyan women and youth sales and business skills to help them sell much needed products to their fellow Kenyans, such as solar lanterns and clean cookstoves. They… read more
Envirofit India - the country’s leading clean cookstove company - and Infosys - a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services - have partnered on a project that will deliver 37,200 stoves in Maharashtra and offset 150,000 tons of CO2. Targeting families in hard-to-access rural communities, this project aims to reduce carbon emissions… read more
Akorlikokpe is a small village that is a little beyond Sogakopke in the Volta Region. As part of our International Baccalaureate orientation, we made our way there for the first time and I realized the community lacked a lot, but one of the things that touched me the most was their cooking environment. For stoves,… read more
The Envirofit Honduras Customer Care Team supports customers with a dedicated call center staff who answer the Customer Care line, and with a field team that handles installations, repairs and provides hands-on assistance.… read more
Reaching wood cookstove users at the base of the economic pyramid is the greatest challenge for the cookstove industry. How do you create a new cookstove market in rural areas to target customers who live below the poverty line? … read more
